The New York Times 10:00 am on December 8, 2022
Tags: Abrams, Stacey Y, Elections, Senate ( 676 ), Georgia ( 680 ), Governors (US) ( 170 ), Kemp, Brian P ( 123 ), Midterm Elections (2022) ( 1,135 ), Perdue, David A Jr ( 96 ), Presidential Election of 2020 ( 4,331 ), Republican Party ( 3,606 ), Trump, Donald J ( 7,601 )

Brian Kemp, the Georgia Republican Who Emerged Stronger From Walker’s Defeat

Gov. Brian P. Kemp of Georgia — once derided by some of his fellow Republicans — has emerged in the aftermath of Tuesday’s Senate runoff as a savvy political operator.

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The New York Times 2:45 pm on December 6, 2022
Tags: Abrams, Stacey Y, Democratic Party ( 3,061 ), Georgia ( 680 ), Kemp, Brian P ( 123 ), Midterm Elections (2022) ( 1,135 ), Republican Party ( 3,606 ), senate ( 1,513 ), United States Politics and Government ( 11,293 ), Walker, Christian (1999- ) ( 2 ), Walker, Herschel ( 80 ), Warnock, Raphael G ( 145 )

5 Key Factors That Will Decide the Georgia Senate Runoff

Turnout will matter, especially who turns out.

#abrams-stacey-y, #democratic-party, #georgia, #kemp-brian-p, #midterm-elections-2022, #republican-party, #senate, #united-states-politics-and-government, #walker-christian-1999, #walker-herschel, #warnock-raphael-g

The New York Times 8:00 pm on November 13, 2022
Tags: Abrams, Stacey Y, Democratic Party ( 3,061 ), Elections, Governors ( 379 ), Georgia ( 680 ), Kemp, Brian P ( 123 ), Midterm Elections (2022) ( 1,135 ), Politics and Government ( 5,584 )

An Ode to Stacey Abrams

What she gave to Georgia and the country was so much larger than any one contest, hers included.

#abrams-stacey-y, #democratic-party, #elections-governors, #georgia, #kemp-brian-p, #midterm-elections-2022, #politics-and-government

The New York Times 4:21 pm on November 3, 2022
Tags: Abrams, Stacey Y, Allegra Lawrence-Hardy, Black People ( 3,151 ), Craig Holman, Fair Fight (Political Organization) ( 2 ), Public Citizen ( 6 ), Robert Weissman, Suits and Litigation (Civil) ( 1,397 ), Voting Rights, Registration and Requirements ( 171 )

An Ethics Watchdog Criticized Stacey Abrams. His Boss Retracted It.

A lawsuit over voting rights in Georgia prompted a debate over multimillion-dollar legal fees and conflicts of interest.

#abrams-stacey-y, #allegra-lawrence-hardy, #black-people, #craig-holman, #fair-fight-political-organization, #public-citizen, #robert-weissman, #suits-and-litigation-civil, #voting-rights-registration-and-requirements

The New York Times 1:26 am on October 31, 2022
Tags: Abrams, Stacey Y, Atlanta (Ga) ( 249 ), Debates (Political) ( 260 ), Democratic Party ( 3,061 ), Elections ( 1,115 ), Elections, Governors ( 379 ), Kemp, Brian P ( 123 ), Midterm Elections (2022) ( 1,135 ), Republican Party ( 3,606 ), United States Politics and Government ( 11,293 )

4 Takeaways From the Last Kemp-Abrams Debate Before Election Day

The debate in Georgia between Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican, and his Democratic challenger, Stacey Abrams, was structured to be heavy on policy — and that it was.

#abrams-stacey-y, #atlanta-ga, #debates-political, #democratic-party, #elections, #elections-governors, #kemp-brian-p, #midterm-elections-2022, #republican-party, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 9:11 pm on October 28, 2022
Tags: Abrams, Stacey Y, Democratic Party ( 3,061 ), Elections, Senate ( 676 ), Georgia ( 680 ), Kemp, Brian P ( 123 ), Midterm Elections (2022) ( 1,135 ), Obama, Barack ( 397 ), Republican Party ( 3,606 ), Walker, Herschel ( 80 ), Warnock, Raphael G ( 145 )

Distressed Democrats Look to Obama to Boost Turnout

The former president is hitting the campaign trail, beginning in Georgia on Friday night, to try to help Democrats energize voters and regain momentum in key Senate races.

#abrams-stacey-y, #democratic-party, #elections-senate, #georgia, #kemp-brian-p, #midterm-elections-2022, #obama-barack, #republican-party, #walker-herschel, #warnock-raphael-g

The New York Times 5:15 pm on October 27, 2022
Tags: Abrams, Stacey Y, Beasley, Cheri L ( 5 ), Black People ( 3,151 ), Campaign Finance ( 318 ), Demings, Val ( 19 ), Democratic Party ( 3,061 ), Elections, Governors ( 379 ), Elections, Senate ( 676 ), Midterm Elections (2022) ( 1,135 ), United States Politics and Government ( 11,293 ), Women and Girls ( 2,053 )

Black Democrats Say the Party Isn’t Helping Beasley and Demings Enough

As Cheri Beasley and Val Demings run competitive Senate campaigns in North Carolina and Florida, some Black female Democrats say party leaders are leaving them to fend for themselves.

#abrams-stacey-y, #beasley-cheri-l, #black-people, #campaign-finance, #demings-val, #democratic-party, #elections-governors, #elections-senate, #midterm-elections-2022, #united-states-politics-and-government, #women-and-girls

The New York Times 2:14 pm on October 18, 2022
Tags: Abrams, Stacey Y, Debates (Political) ( 260 ), Elections, Governors ( 379 ), Georgia ( 680 ), Kemp, Brian P ( 123 ), Midterm Elections (2022) ( 1,135 )

5 Takeaways From the Abrams-Kemp Debate in Georgia

The debate between Gov. Brian Kemp and Stacey Abrams produced a substantive hour of policy discussion — and unexpected attention for a little-known Libertarian.

#abrams-stacey-y, #debates-political, #elections-governors, #georgia, #kemp-brian-p, #midterm-elections-2022

The New York Times 9:00 am on October 13, 2022
Tags: Abrams, Stacey Y, Elections ( 1,115 ), Georgia ( 680 ), Midterm Elections (2022) ( 1,135 ), Politics and Government ( 5,584 )

The Flip

Why the race for Georgia’s governor has more at stake than a single elected office.

#abrams-stacey-y, #elections, #georgia, #midterm-elections-2022, #politics-and-government

The New York Times 8:01 pm on October 9, 2022
Tags: Abrams, Stacey Y, Bacon, Don (1963- ) ( 8 ), Hobbs, Kathleen M ( 19 ), Lake, Kari A ( 55 ), Midterm Elections (2022) ( 1,135 ), United States Politics and Government ( 11,293 )

Arizona Governor Candidates Speak, and More Campaign News From the Sunday Shows

Katie Hobbs and Kari Lake were interviewed back-to-back on CBS, Stacey Abrams spoke on Fox News and Republicans stuck with Herschel Walker despite reports that he had paid for an abortion.

#abrams-stacey-y, #bacon-don-1963, #hobbs-kathleen-m, #lake-kari-a, #midterm-elections-2022, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 1:05 am on October 6, 2022
Tags: Abrams, Stacey Y, Elections, Governors ( 379 ), Georgia ( 680 ), Kemp, Brian P ( 123 ), Midterm Elections (2022) ( 1,135 ), Republican Party ( 3,606 ), United States Politics and Government ( 11,293 ), Walker, Herschel ( 80 ), Warnock, Raphael G ( 145 )

Gov. Brian Kemp Tiptoes Past Uproar Over Herschel Walker Abortion Report

Since a report in The Daily Beast said Mr. Walker, the Republican Senate candidate in Georgia, paid for an abortion in 2009, Mr. Kemp has offered no specific support nor condemnation.

#abrams-stacey-y, #elections-governors, #georgia, #kemp-brian-p, #midterm-elections-2022, #republican-party, #united-states-politics-and-government, #walker-herschel, #warnock-raphael-g

The New York Times 7:00 pm on September 11, 2022
Tags: Abrams, Stacey Y, Black People ( 3,151 ), Democratic Party ( 3,061 ), Georgia ( 680 ), Men and Boys ( 177 ), Polls and Public Opinion ( 988 ), United States Politics and Government ( 11,293 )

Democrats’ Black Male Voter Problem

Stacey Abrams is concerned about Black male turnout in her race for governor in Georgia. She’s not the only Democrat who should be worried.

#abrams-stacey-y, #black-people, #democratic-party, #georgia, #men-and-boys, #polls-and-public-opinion, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 9:00 am on September 7, 2022
Tags: Abrams, Stacey Y, Democratic Party ( 3,061 ), Elections, Governors ( 379 ), Kemp, Brian P ( 123 ), Politics and Government ( 5,584 ), United States Politics and Government ( 11,293 )

Democrats Fret as Stacey Abrams Struggles in Georgia Governor’s Race

She has been trailing her Republican rival, Gov. Brian Kemp, alarming Democrats who have celebrated her as the master strategist behind the state’s Democratic shift.

#abrams-stacey-y, #democratic-party, #elections-governors, #kemp-brian-p, #politics-and-government, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 8:13 pm on August 25, 2022
Tags: Abrams, Stacey Y, Chesebro, Kenneth ( 12 ), Fulton County (Ga) ( 42 ), Georgia ( 680 ), Giuliani, Rudolph W ( 189 ), Kemp, Brian P ( 123 ), McBurney, Robert C I ( 12 ), Presidential Election of 2020 ( 4,331 ), Trump, Donald J ( 7,601 ), Willis, Fani T ( 52 )

Georgia Governor Seeks to Keep Distance from Trump Inquiry

Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican locked in a tight race for re-election against the Democrat Stacey Abrams, is fighting a subpoena.

#abrams-stacey-y, #chesebro-kenneth, #fulton-county-ga, #georgia, #giuliani-rudolph-w, #kemp-brian-p, #mcburney-robert-c-i, #presidential-election-of-2020, #trump-donald-j, #willis-fani-t

The New York Times 9:00 am on August 20, 2022
Tags: Abortion ( 976 ), Abrams, Stacey Y, Atlanta (Ga) ( 249 ), Elections ( 1,115 ), Elections, Governors ( 379 ), Georgia ( 680 ), Midterm Elections (2022) ( 1,135 ), Politics and Government ( 5,584 ), Roe v Wade (Supreme Court Decision) ( 384 ), United States Politics and Government ( 11,293 )

Stacey Abrams’ Personal Evolution on Abortion Rights

The Georgia Democrat, a child of Methodist preachers, once identified as an abortion foe. Now, she is putting her defense of abortion rights — and the story of her conversion — at the center of her campaign for governor.

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The New York Times 9:41 pm on August 3, 2022
Tags: Abortion ( 976 ), Abrams, Stacey Y, arizona ( 410 ), Colorado ( 218 ), Conservatism (US Politics) ( 619 ), Democracy (Theory and Philosophy) ( 269 ), Democratic Party ( 3,061 ), DeSantis, Ron ( 367 ), Georgia ( 680 ), Governors (US) ( 170 ), House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack ( 255 ), Kemp, Brian P ( 123 ), Lake, Kari A ( 55 ), Masters, Blake (1986- ) ( 33 ), Mastriano, Doug ( 37 ), Michigan ( 350 ), Oz, Mehmet C ( 83 ), Pence, Mike ( 294 ), Pennsylvania ( 369 ), Politics and Government ( 5,584 ), Presidential Election of 2024 ( 369 ), Primaries and Caucuses ( 597 ), Republican Party ( 3,606 ), Storming of the US Capitol (Jan, 2021) ( 1,544 ), Trump, Donald J ( 7,601 ), Vance, J D ( 72 ), Youngkin, Glenn A ( 84 )

Is It All About ‘Fealty to Trump’s Delusions’? Three Writers Talk About Where the G.O.P. Is Headed

How should we assess the Republican Party?

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The New York Times 11:00 pm on July 29, 2022
Tags: Abrams, Stacey Y, Elections, Governors ( 379 ), Georgia ( 680 ), internal-sub-only-nl ( 1,160 ), Midterm Elections (2022) ( 1,135 ), United States Politics and Government ( 11,293 ), Voting and Voters ( 635 )

Democrats’ Plan to Win in 2022 Looks a Lot Like 2020 and 2018

Stacey Abrams is again providing a blueprint for national Democrats to follow. But can it work at a time of deep unhappiness with Washington?

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The New York Times 9:26 pm on May 25, 2022
Tags: Abrams, Stacey Y, Atlanta (Ga) ( 249 ), Cobb County (Ga) ( 12 ), Democratic Party ( 3,061 ), Elections, Governors ( 379 ), Georgia ( 680 ), Johns Creek (Ga) ( 2 ), Kemp, Brian P ( 123 ), Midterm Elections (2022) ( 1,135 ), Republican Party ( 3,606 )

Stacey Abrams Fights Headwinds From Washington in Georgia Rematch

The Democrat is facing off for a second time against Brian Kemp, a Republican — but in a far-more-difficult political climate.

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The New York Times 11:39 pm on May 23, 2022
Tags: Abrams, Stacey Y, Democratic Party ( 3,061 ), Elections, Governors ( 379 ), Elections, Senate ( 676 ), Georgia ( 680 ), internal-sub-only-nl ( 1,160 ), Kemp, Brian P ( 123 ), Midterm Elections (2022) ( 1,135 ), Perdue, David A Jr ( 96 ), Primaries and Caucuses ( 597 ), Republican Party ( 3,606 ), United States Politics and Government ( 11,293 ), Warnock, Raphael G ( 145 )

Georgia, a New Battleground State, Is Once Again the Center of Attention

Republicans have fought bitter primaries in Georgia. But just two years after Democrats flipped the state, it’s trending back in the G.O.P.’s direction.

#abrams-stacey-y, #democratic-party, #elections-governors, #elections-senate, #georgia, #internal-sub-only-nl, #kemp-brian-p, #midterm-elections-2022, #perdue-david-a-jr, #primaries-and-caucuses, #republican-party, #united-states-politics-and-government, #warnock-raphael-g

The New York Times 11:01 pm on May 22, 2022
Tags: Abrams, Stacey Y, Bourdeaux, Carolyn (1970- ) ( 5 ), Democratic Party ( 3,061 ), Elections, Governors ( 379 ), Elections, Senate ( 676 ), Georgia ( 680 ), McBath, Lucy ( 9 ), Midterm Elections (2022) ( 1,135 ), Primaries and Caucuses ( 597 ), United States Politics and Government ( 11,293 ), Warnock, Raphael G ( 145 )

Democrats See Headwinds in Georgia, and Everywhere Else

Raphael Warnock and Stacey Abrams, viewed as strong candidates by their party, will be running against President Biden’s low ratings as well as their G.O.P. rivals.

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The New York Times 3:04 am on April 25, 2022
Tags: Abrams, Stacey Y, Atlanta (Ga) ( 249 ), Debates (Political) ( 260 ), Elections, Governors ( 379 ), Georgia ( 680 ), Kemp, Brian P ( 123 ), Ossoff, Jon ( 70 ), Perdue, David A Jr ( 96 ), Politics and Government ( 5,584 ), Presidential Election of 2020 ( 4,331 ), Republican Party ( 3,606 ), Trump, Donald J ( 7,601 )

Kemp and Perdue Debate, Looking Back at 2020 and Ahead to Abrams

Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia and his Republican primary opponent, former Senator David Perdue, bickered over the previous election — and over who would be more likely to defeat Stacey Abrams in November.

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The New York Times 1:13 am on April 14, 2022
Tags: Abrams, Stacey Y, Elections ( 1,115 ), Fair Fight (Political Organization) ( 2 ), Georgia ( 680 ), internal-sub-only-nl ( 1,160 ), Kemp, Brian P ( 123 ), Raffensperger, Brad ( 110 ), United States Politics and Government ( 11,293 ), Voter Fraud (Election Fraud) ( 608 ), Voting Rights Act (1965) ( 116 ), Voting Rights, Registration and Requirements ( 171 )

Trial Alleging Voter Suppression in 2018 Abrams-Kemp Georgia Race Begins

A trial is underway to determine whether Georgia’s handling of the 2018 election for governor was discriminatory, in a case brought by Stacey Abrams’s voting rights group.

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The New York Times 4:36 pm on March 26, 2022
Tags: Abrams, Stacey Y, Atlanta (Ga) ( 249 ), Elections ( 1,115 ), Elections, Governors ( 379 ), Endorsements ( 164 ), Georgia ( 680 ), Governors (US) ( 170 ), Greene, Marjorie Taylor (1974- ) ( 122 ), Hice, Jody (1960- ) ( 16 ), Jones, Vernon (1960- ) ( 3 ), Kemp, Brian P ( 123 ), Perdue, David A Jr ( 96 ), Republican Governors Assn ( 9 ), Republican Party ( 3,606 ), Trump, Donald J ( 7,601 )

In Georgia, a Campaign Fueled by Trump’s Revenge Sputters

The former president plans to rally Republicans on Saturday in an attempt to jump-start David Perdue’s campaign to unseat Gov. Brian Kemp.

#abrams-stacey-y, #atlanta-ga, #elections, #elections-governors, #endorsements, #georgia, #governors-us, #greene-marjorie-taylor-1974, #hice-jody-1960, #jones-vernon-1960, #kemp-brian-p, #perdue-david-a-jr, #republican-governors-assn, #republican-party, #trump-donald-j

The New York Times 9:00 am on March 22, 2022
Tags: Abrams, Stacey Y, Bluestein, Greg, Books and Literature ( 2,825 ), Democratic Party ( 3,061 ), Flipped: How Georgia Turned Purple and Broke the Monopoly on Republican Power (Book), Georgia ( 680 ), Ossoff, Jon ( 70 ), Presidential Election of 2020 ( 4,331 ), Raffensperger, Brad ( 110 ), Trump, Donald J ( 7,601 ), United States Politics and Government ( 11,293 )

Book Review: ‘Flipped,’ by Greg Bluestein

Greg Bluestein’s “Flipped” argues that Georgian voters are turning away from the Republican Party.

#abrams-stacey-y, #bluestein-greg, #books-and-literature, #democratic-party, #flipped-how-georgia-turned-purple-and-broke-the-monopoly-on-republican-power-book, #georgia, #ossoff-jon, #presidential-election-of-2020, #raffensperger-brad, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 9:00 am on March 17, 2022
Tags: Abrams, Stacey Y, Democratic Party ( 3,061 ), Elections, Governors ( 379 ), Georgia ( 680 ), Health Insurance and Managed Care ( 467 ), United States Politics and Government ( 11,293 ), Voting Rights, Registration and Requirements ( 171 )

Why Stacey Abrams Is Rejecting Her Democratic Stardom

On the campaign trail for Georgia governor, she is talking more about Medicaid expansion than voting rights, betting that a hyperlocal strategy and the state’s leftward tilt can lift her to victory.

#abrams-stacey-y, #democratic-party, #elections-governors, #georgia, #health-insurance-and-managed-care, #united-states-politics-and-government, #voting-rights-registration-and-requirements

The New York Times 12:15 am on March 1, 2022
Tags: Abrams, Stacey Y, Baker, Charles D Jr ( 9 ), Biden, Joseph R Jr ( 6,150 ), Cooper, Roy A ( 30 ), Democratic Governors Assn ( 6 ), DeSantis, Ron ( 367 ), Governors (US) ( 170 ), Hogan, Lawrence J ( 36 ), Murphy, Philip D (1957- ) ( 100 ), Perdue, David A Jr ( 96 ), Politics and Government ( 5,584 ), Republican Governors Assn ( 9 ), Trump, Donald J ( 7,601 )

Democratic Governors Look to Biden for a Political Reset

At a weekend fund-raising retreat, a group of governors worried about voters’ frustrations with Democrats. They hoped President Biden’s State of the Union speech would be a pivot point.

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The New York Times 5:33 pm on January 13, 2022
Tags: Abrams, Stacey Y, Absentee Voting ( 370 ), Biden, Joseph R Jr ( 6,150 ), Elections ( 1,115 ), Georgia ( 680 ), Justice Department ( 1,141 ), Kemp, Brian P ( 123 ), Perdue, David A Jr ( 96 ), Presidential Election of 2020 ( 4,331 ), Raffensperger, Brad ( 110 ), Republican Party ( 3,606 ), Trump, Donald J ( 7,601 ), Voter Fraud (Election Fraud) ( 608 )

Before Elections, Georgia Republicans Again Consider Voting Restrictions

A sweeping 2021 law drew a legal complaint from the Justice Department. Legislators in the state are considering several new measures focused on ballot access and fraud investigations.

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The New York Times 1:16 am on January 11, 2022
Tags: Abrams, Stacey Y, Atlanta (Ga) ( 249 ), Biden, Joseph R Jr ( 6,150 ), Democratic Party ( 3,061 ), Filibusters and Debate Curbs ( 134 ), Georgia ( 680 ), Harris, Kamala D ( 399 ), United States Politics and Government ( 11,293 ), Voting Rights Act (1965) ( 116 ), Voting Rights, Registration and Requirements ( 171 )

Voting Rights Groups Skipping Biden’s Speech Over Inaction

Stacey Abrams, the Democratic candidate for governor, also will not be there, but she cited a scheduling conflict.

#abrams-stacey-y, #atlanta-ga, #biden-joseph-r-jr, #democratic-party, #filibusters-and-debate-curbs, #georgia, #harris-kamala-d, #united-states-politics-and-government, #voting-rights-act-1965, #voting-rights-registration-and-requirements

The New York Times 10:00 am on January 2, 2022
Tags: Abrams, Stacey Y, Democratic Party ( 3,061 ), Elections, Governors ( 379 ), Georgia ( 680 ), Health Insurance and Managed Care ( 467 ), Race and Ethnicity ( 2,062 ), United States Politics and Government ( 11,293 ), Voting Rights, Registration and Requirements ( 171 )

Left and Center-Left Both Claim Stacey Abrams. Who’s Right?

Ms. Abrams, the Georgia Democrat running for governor, has admirers in both wings of her party — and Republicans eager to defeat her. Her carefully calibrated strategy faces a test in 2022.

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The New York Times 3:57 pm on December 12, 2021
Tags: Abrams, Stacey Y, Biden, Joseph R Jr ( 6,150 ), Buttigieg, Pete (1982- ) ( 77 ), Cooper, Roy A ( 30 ), Democratic Governors Assn ( 6 ), Democratic Party ( 3,061 ), Harris, Kamala D ( 399 ), Klobuchar, Amy ( 65 ), Landrieu, Mitch ( 8 ), Presidential Election of 2020 ( 4,331 ), Race and Ethnicity ( 2,062 ), United States Politics and Government ( 11,293 ), Whitmer, Gretchen ( 92 )

Democrats Back Biden, But No Consensus About Plan B for 2024

Leaders with White House aspirations all say they’ll support the president for another term. But there is no shortage of chatter about the options if he continues to falter.

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The New York Times 1:07 am on December 7, 2021
Tags: Abrams, Stacey Y, Democratic Party ( 3,061 ), Elections, Governors ( 379 ), Elections, Senate ( 676 ), Georgia ( 680 ), Kemp, Brian P ( 123 ), Perdue, David A Jr ( 96 ), Presidential Election of 2020 ( 4,331 ), Republican Party ( 3,606 )

Georgia Governor’s Race Puts State at Center of 2022 Political Drama

Former Senator David Perdue, encouraged by Donald Trump, is challenging Gov. Brian Kemp, a fellow Republican who defied the former president.

#abrams-stacey-y, #democratic-party, #elections-governors, #elections-senate, #georgia, #kemp-brian-p, #perdue-david-a-jr, #presidential-election-of-2020, #republican-party

The New York Times 9:06 pm on December 1, 2021
Tags: Abrams, Stacey Y, Democratic Party ( 3,061 ), Elections, Governors ( 379 ), Georgia ( 680 ), Kemp, Brian P ( 123 )

Stacey Abrams Says She’s Running for Georgia Governor

Ms. Abrams, a Democratic voting rights activist, will aim to unseat Gov. Brian Kemp in a rematch of their contentious 2018 race for governor.

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The New York Times 10:21 pm on November 3, 2021
Tags: Abrams, Stacey Y, Democratic Party ( 3,061 ), Elections, Governors ( 379 ), McAuliffe, Terry ( 57 ), Politics and Government ( 5,584 ), Presidential Election of 2020 ( 4,331 ), Republican Party ( 3,606 ), Storming of the US Capitol (Jan, 2021) ( 1,544 ), Trump, Donald J ( 7,601 ), United States Politics and Government ( 11,293 ), Voter Fraud (Election Fraud) ( 608 ), Voting and Voters ( 635 ), Youngkin, Glenn A ( 84 )

McAuliffe Showed How You Lose Gracefully in Virginia

Democracy requires that the loser accept the legitimacy of the process.

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The New York Times 2:13 pm on October 28, 2021
Tags: Abrams, Stacey Y, Black History Continued 2021 ( 16 ), Black People ( 3,151 ), Bositis, David A, Bottoms, Keisha Lance ( 22 ), Bowser, Muriel E ( 24 ), Breed, London ( 23 ), Cantrell, LaToya ( 8 ), Elections, Mayors ( 362 ), Janey, Kim (1965- ) ( 6 ), Jones, Tishaura (1972- ), Lightfoot, Lori ( 45 ), Lyles, Vi ( 4 ), Mayors ( 120 ), Politics and Government ( 5,584 ), Race and Ethnicity ( 2,062 ), United States Politics and Government ( 11,293 ), Weaver, Karen Williams (1959- ), Women and Girls ( 2,053 )

8 Black Women Who Are Mayors in Some of the U.S.’s Biggest Cities

Black women achieved a historic milestone as mayors of eight major American cities this year. Political analysts say the record number points to “the age of Black women in politics.”

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The New York Times 9:00 am on September 27, 2021
Tags: Abbott, Gregory W (1957- ) ( 197 ), Abrams, Stacey Y, audio-neutral-informative ( 646 ), El Paso (Tex) ( 30 ), Elections, Governors ( 379 ), Law and Legislation ( 1,943 ), O'Rourke, Beto ( 24 ), Texas ( 911 )

Can Beto O’Rourke Pull a Stacey Abrams?

The politician talks about the fight for voting rights, the possibilities for a blue Texas and a potential run for governor.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on June 23, 2021
Tags: Abrams, Stacey Y, Democratic Party ( 3,061 ), Filibusters and Debate Curbs ( 134 ), Law and Legislation ( 1,943 ), Manchin, Joe III ( 288 ), Presidential Election of 2020 ( 4,331 ), Republican Party ( 3,606 ), senate ( 1,513 ), Trump, Donald J ( 7,601 ), United States Politics and Government ( 11,293 ), Voter Registration and Requirements ( 297 ), Voting and Voters ( 635 ), Voting Rights Act (1965) ( 116 )

A Bill Destined to Fail May Now Spawn More Plausible Options

The For the People Act had little chance of testing the limits of what if anything is still possible in Washington. Oddly, it was so far from passage that it may provide some hope, because so many avenues remain to be pursued.

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The New York Times 5:15 pm on June 18, 2021
Tags: Abrams, Stacey Y, Black People ( 3,151 ), Discrimination ( 1,695 ), Georgia ( 680 ), Slavery (Historical) ( 268 ), St Simons Island (Ga), Travel and Vacations ( 1,068 )

Encounters With Ghosts on Georgia’s Golden Isles

“I’ve spent a lifetime trying to outrun the ghosts of the South,” writes the author, whose African American grandparents were born in Georgia. A road trip reveals both the weight of the past and hope for the future.

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The New York Times 11:10 pm on June 17, 2021
Tags: Abrams, Stacey Y, Democratic Party ( 3,061 ), Endorsements ( 164 ), Filibusters and Debate Curbs ( 134 ), Law and Legislation ( 1,943 ), Manchin, Joe III ( 288 ), Republican Party ( 3,606 ), senate ( 1,513 ), United States Politics and Government ( 11,293 ), Voter Registration and Requirements ( 297 )

Joe Manchin and the Magic 50th Vote for Democrats’ Voting Rights Bill

Democrats know that their election overhaul has no chance as long as the filibuster exists, but they are eager to show that all that stands in its way are Republicans.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on May 11, 2021
Tags: Abrams, Stacey Y, Books and Literature ( 2,825 ), While Justice Sleeps: A Novel (Book) ( 3 )

Book Review: ‘While Justice Sleeps,’ by Stacey Abrams

In “While Justice Sleeps,” the veteran author and voting rights activist takes on the Supreme Court, biotech and blackmail — among other topics.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on May 7, 2021
Tags: Abrams, Stacey Y, Books and Literature ( 2,825 ), Content Type: Personal Profile ( 2,941 ), Writing and Writers ( 910 )

The One Book Stacey Abrams Would Require the President to Read

The Georgia politician and romance writer, whose latest novel is the thriller “While Justice Sleeps,” recommends “Master of the Senate,” by Robert Caro: “It is a seminal work on the nature of power, the limits of the presidency and the awesome demands politics make on the soul.”

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The New York Times 4:00 pm on May 5, 2021
Tags: Abrams, Stacey Y, Atlanta (Ga) ( 249 ), Books and Literature ( 2,825 ), Content Type: Personal Profile ( 2,941 ), Families and Family Life ( 499 ), Politics and Government ( 5,584 ), While Justice Sleeps: A Novel (Book) ( 3 ), Writing and Writers ( 910 )

Stacey Abrams Contains Multitudes

Her obsessions with public policy and pop culture came together in the new Supreme Court thriller “While Justice Sleeps,” the first time she has used her own name on one of her novels.

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The New York Times 8:05 pm on May 4, 2021
Tags: Abrams, Stacey Y, Book Trade and Publishing ( 206 ), Books and Literature ( 2,825 ), Georgia ( 680 )

Publisher to Reissue Stacey Abrams’s First Three Romance Novels

Berkley plans to offer “Rules of Engagement,” “The Art of Desire” and “Power of Persuasion” in 2022.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on April 28, 2021
Tags: Abrams, Stacey Y, Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi ( 7 ), Bett, Sam (Translator) ( 2 ), Books and Literature ( 2,825 ), Boyd, David (Translator) ( 2 ), Cusk, Rachel ( 5 ), Dobbs, Michael (1950- ) ( 2 ), Fairbanks, Amanda M, Freedom (Book) ( 2 ), Gordon-Reed, Annette ( 4 ), Heaven (Book) ( 2 ), Junger, Sebastian ( 2 ), Kahneman, Daniel ( 6 ), King Richard: Nixon and Watergate -- An American Tragedy (Book) ( 2 ), Korelitz, Jean Hanff ( 4 ), Lewis, Michael ( 11 ), Light Perpetual (Book) ( 3 ), Nguyen, Eric (Author), Nixon, Richard Milhous ( 68 ), Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment (Book) ( 2 ), Notes on Grief (Book) ( 2 ), On Juneteenth (Book) ( 3 ), Phase Six: A Novel (Book) ( 2 ), Project Hail Mary: A Novel (Book) ( 3 ), Second Place (Book) ( 5 ), Shepard, Jim ( 2 ), Sibony, Olivier ( 3 ), Spufford, Francis ( 3 ), Sunstein, Cass R ( 8 ), The Lost Boys of Montauk: The True Story of the Wind Blown, Four Men Who Vanished at Sea, and the Survivors They Left Behind (Book), The Plot: A Novel (Book) ( 2 ), The Premonition: A Pandemic Story (Book) ( 5 ), Things We Lost to the Water: A novel (Book), Weir, Andy (1972- ) ( 3 ), While Justice Sleeps: A Novel (Book) ( 3 ), Writing and Writers ( 910 )

15 New Books to Watch For in May

Buzzy new novels from Stacey Abrams, Jean Hanff Korelitz and Andy Weir; Michael Lewis’s take on the pandemic; Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s ode to grief and more.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on April 8, 2021
Tags: Abrams, Stacey Y, Collins, Douglas A (1966- ) ( 11 ), Conservatism (US Politics) ( 619 ), Elections, Governors ( 379 ), Georgia ( 680 ), Kemp, Brian P ( 123 ), Major-League-Baseball ( 280 ), Politics and Government ( 5,584 ), Presidential Election of 2020 ( 4,331 ), Republican Party ( 3,606 ), Trump, Donald J ( 7,601 ), United States Politics and Government ( 11,293 ), Voter Fraud (Election Fraud) ( 608 ), Williams, Nikema ( 2 )

Kemp Seizes on Georgia Voting Law to Try to Win Back Trump and His Base

After resisting Donald Trump’s demands to overturn the state’s election results, Gov. Brian Kemp was an outcast in his own party. Now he’s embraced the state’s new voting bill as a way to rebuild his standing.

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The New York Times 7:01 pm on April 3, 2021
Tags: Abrams, Stacey Y, All Star Games ( 19 ), Boycotts ( 88 ), Georgia ( 680 ), Kemp, Brian P ( 123 ), Law and Legislation ( 1,943 ), Major-League-Baseball ( 280 ), Relocation of Business ( 84 ), Republican Party ( 3,606 ), United States Politics and Government ( 11,293 ), Voter Registration and Requirements ( 297 )

Kemp Lashes M.L.B. as Republicans Defend Georgia’s Voting Law

Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia, who is starting his re-election push, argued that the league had “caved to fear” in moving its All-Star Game as he tried to rally Republicans around the new voting limits.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on March 29, 2021
Tags: Abrams, Stacey Y, Elections ( 1,115 ), Law and Legislation ( 1,943 ), League of Women Voters ( 6 ), Murphy, Philip D (1957- ) ( 100 ), National Assn for the Advancement of Colored People ( 39 ), New Jersey ( 420 ), Politics and Government ( 5,584 ), Presidential Election of 2020 ( 4,331 )

As Some States Limit Voting Rights, New Jersey Will Expand Them

New Jersey, a state controlled by Democrats, will offer more than a week of early in-person voting for the first time before November’s election.

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The New York Times 10:00 am on March 13, 2021
Tags: Abrams, Stacey Y, Biden, Joseph R Jr ( 6,150 ), Democratic Party ( 3,061 ), Elections, Governors ( 379 ), Elections, Senate ( 676 ), Georgia ( 680 ), Kemp, Brian P ( 123 ), Loeffler, Kelly L ( 89 ), Ossoff, Jon ( 70 ), Perdue, David A Jr ( 96 ), Presidential Election of 2020 ( 4,331 ), Raffensperger, Brad ( 110 ), Republican Party ( 3,606 ), Sterling, Gabriel (1970- ) ( 9 ), Trump, Donald J ( 7,601 ), Voter Registration and Requirements ( 297 ), Voting and Voters ( 635 ), Warnock, Raphael G ( 145 )

A Political Hurricane Blew Through Georgia. Now It’s Bracing for More.

The country’s most hotly contested state has calmed down after months of drama, court fights and national attention (even the death threats have slowed). But new storms are on the horizon.

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The New York Times 10:00 am on March 4, 2021
Tags: Abrams, Stacey Y, Elections ( 1,115 ), Georgia ( 680 ), United States Politics and Government ( 11,293 ), Voting and Voters ( 635 )

Stacey Abrams on American Idealism and American Betrayal

Abrams helped win major Democratic victories in Georgia, the right is retaliating and it’s getting personal. But Abrams says she doesn’t mind; it’s all about the long game.

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The New York Times 10:00 am on March 3, 2021
Tags: Abrams, Stacey Y, Absentee Voting ( 370 ), Black People ( 3,151 ), Democratic Party ( 3,061 ), Elections ( 1,115 ), Georgia ( 680 ), Kemp, Brian P ( 123 ), Law and Legislation ( 1,943 ), Presidential Election of 2020 ( 4,331 ), Republican Party ( 3,606 ), State Legislatures ( 568 ), Trump, Donald J ( 7,601 ), United States Politics and Government ( 11,293 ), Voter Registration and Requirements ( 297 )

Georgia Takes Center Stage in Battle Over Voting Rights

Two bills moving through the Republican-controlled Legislature would place new restrictions on voting access, in ways Democrats say would have an outsize impact on Black voters.

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